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CommentRaise a glass to the clerk of works
Who鈥檚 the most important man on a building site? Well, it depends on circumstances, but have you ever thought it might be the humble clerk of works? The chap with no powers but the one to make sure the job goes right?
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CommentTalking yourself out of a job
Alright, love, I鈥檒l rebuild your bungalow in 17 weeks for 拢130k. Agreed. What, you want a kitchen? That鈥檚 extra. And where鈥檚 my dosh? All of it! Of course I need more time, I can鈥檛 work in the rain, can I? I鈥檝e been what? !!拢**@!!!*
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NewsJCT launches new framework agreement
Joint Contracts Tribunal set to publish new edition of framework agreement on 10 December
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NewsMultiplex wins another legal spat over Wembley stadium
Multiplex has won the right to go ahead with an adjudication against concrete firm PC Harrington, which could lead to a 拢2m payout
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CIC set to publish consultants' contract
Lawyers welcome Construction Industry Council contract, released on 10 December, but warn clients of cap on consultants' liability
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CommentTreasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The riddle of existence
If you get into an adjudication based on a variation to a contract that is agreed but not signed, is the adjudication valid? The High Court has just given us a clear answer to that one 鈥�
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Last-ditch bid to change act
Nick Raynsford, the former construction minister, has launched a last-ditch attempt to ensure that changes to the Construction Act are considered by MPs in the current session of parliament.
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OFT may use criminal powers in cartels investigation
The Office of Fair Trading may launch criminal proceedings against directors if the construction industry does not co-operate with its investigation into cartels in the sector.
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CommentTime wasters
One thing a legal dispute is good for is kicking a claim for payment into the long grass, which means all the time spent being fair to both parties is very unfair to the one that wants its money
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CommentFlogging a dead parrot
Here鈥檚 a trip down memory lane 鈥� back to the early seventies and Monty Python鈥檚 Flying Circus. But what could a hilarious, abusive, surreal sketch show possibly have to do with the modern construction industry?
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Government rules out inquiry into Metronet 鈥榗orruption鈥�
The government has rejected calls for an inquiry into the collapse of Metronet following an MP鈥檚 claims of corruption.
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Six arrested after cable is stolen from Atkins rail project
Between 拢200,000 and 拢300,000 worth of cable has been stolen from the Basingstoke resignalling project
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CommentWhat the Fiona tells us
The House of Lords has just decided a case that鈥檚 been around long enough to acquire its own nickname. And although it鈥檚 about a huge shipping dispute, it will have a big impact on construction
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NewsConstruction Act fails to make the cut
The reform of the Construction Act may have to wait another year before it is made law.
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NewsClient sues Frank Gehry and Skanska USA 黑洞社区
Massachusetts Institute of Technology issues lawsuit over cracks in its 拢143m Stata Center
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NewsQueen's Speech to focus on housing and energy
Government agenda is expected to include the Energy and Housing bill as well as legislation on planning, Crossrail and reducing CO2
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CommentThe simple secret of success
The expert goes to Majorca to deliver a paper about the contractual side of building 鈥� and learns a lot about how it really works from a man who doesn鈥檛 even go to his lecture 鈥�
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Builder wins appeal over tax delay
Judges overturn High Court ruling saying mistake by local tax office went 'beyond an administrative mistake'
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NewsWorker wins payout worth up to 拢5m after fall
Court orders employer Thorne Barton Estates and scaffolding firm Gemini Riteway to pay compensation for worker with brain injury
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CommentLeave them judges alone
When a judge in a notorious Scottish murder trial dismissed the case, he was publicly criticised by the lord advocate, who was herself publicly criticised by the lord justice general. There鈥檚 a lesson for us all here 鈥�